Product Designer

About the Role

OpenRouter is the largest marketplace of LLMs, providing a unified API to access and orchestrate models across providers. As the platform grows, so does the complexity of how developers discover, evaluate, and integrate models into real applications.

We're hiring a Product Designer to help shape both the product and how it's presented.

This role spanscore product surfaces(user dashboards, documentation, model pages, rankings, policy & guardrails, chatroom) andexternal-facing surfaces(landing pages, email templates, and other marketing touchpoints). You'll help define how OpenRouter worksandhow it communicates.

This is a hands-on role for someone who ships. You'll operate in anAI-first workflow, using modern tools to move quickly from idea → prototype → production-quality output. You should be comfortable working in the space between design and development-building, iterating, and refining in close collaboration with engineers.

What You'll Work On
* Core product surfaces (dashboards, model pages, usage + analytics)
Core product surfaces (dashboards, model pages, usage + analytics)
* Model discovery, comparison, and evaluation experiences
Model discovery, comparison, and evaluation experiences
* Developer workflows (API onboarding, docs, playgrounds, integrations)
Developer workflows (API onboarding, docs, playgrounds, integrations)
* Marketing and brand surfaces (landing pages, email templates, growth experiments)
Marketing and brand surfaces (landing pages, email templates, growth experiments)
* New product directions (tooling, marketplaces)
New product directions (tooling, marketplaces)
* Rapid prototypes to explore and validate ideas
Rapid prototypes to explore and validate ideas

Key Responsibilities

Product & UX
* Design clear, intuitive interfaces for complex systems (LLMs, APIs, routing, pricing, latency)
Design clear, intuitive interfaces for complex systems (LLMs, APIs, routing, pricing, latency)
* Turn ambiguous ideas into concrete product direction and shipped experiences
Turn ambiguous ideas into concrete product direction and shipped experiences
* Own work end-to-end: concept → prototype → production
Own work end-to-end: concept → prototype → production

Marketing & Brand
* Design and build high-quality landing pages and growth surfaces
Design and build high-quality landing pages and growth surfaces
* Create scalable templates (email, content, campaigns)
Create scalable templates (email, content, campaigns)
* Help evolve OpenRouter's visual identity as the product expands
Help evolve OpenRouter's visual identity as the product expands

AI-First Execution
* Use AI tools to accelerate design, prototyping, and iteration
Use AI tools to accelerate design, prototyping, and iteration
* Move fluidly between design tools, code-adjacent environments, and production surfaces
Move fluidly between design tools, code-adjacent environments, and production surfaces
* Prototype ideas quickly and validate through real usage
Prototype ideas quickly and validate through real usage

Systems & Consistency
* Contribute to and evolve the design system
Contribute to and evolve the design system
* Create reusable patterns for technical and data-heavy interfaces
Create reusable patterns for technical and data-heavy interfaces
* Maintain consistency across product and marketing surfaces
Maintain consistency across product and marketing surfaces

Collaboration
* Work closely with engineers in a fast, low-process environment
Work closely with engineers in a fast, low-process environment
* Review and understand PRs, frontend changes, and implementation details as needed
Review and understand PRs, frontend changes, and implementation details as needed
* Contribute to product and growth strategy, not just execution
Contribute to product and growth strategy, not just execution
* Communicate through prototypes and shipped work rather than long specs
Communicate through prototypes and shipped work rather than long specs

What We're Looking For

Core Requirements
* 3-8+ years of product design experience
3-8+ years of product design experience
* Strong portfolio of shipped work
Strong portfolio of shipped work
* Experience with complex or technical products (developer tools, SaaS, data-heavy apps)
Experience with complex or technical products (developer tools, SaaS, data-heavy apps)

Design × Engineering Fluency
* Comfortable reading and understanding frontend code, PRs, and engineering workflows
Comfortable reading and understanding frontend code, PRs, and engineering workflows
* Able to collaborate directly with engineers on implementation details
Able to collaborate directly with engineers on implementation details
* Able to use code-based or AI-assisted tools to prototype and iterate
Able to use code-based or AI-assisted tools to prototype and iterate
* Ability to write code is a plus, but not required
Ability to write code is a plus, but not required

AI-Forward Builder
* Comfortable using AI t